I’ve been getting the same objection to belief in God by naturalists (this would include atheists, agnostics or those with a secular worldview such as belief in Darwinian evolution).  I wanted to post this short blog, just in case you come across this common question, to better equip you to give a logical and reasonable answer to defend your faith.

The question is “If God created the universe, then who or what created God?”

On the surface it seems like a very fair question, where did God come from?  The Bible gives believers an answer; however that may not be enough for a non-believer who may automatically discount the Bible as being truth.  The problem is this question is an argumentative fallacy…  A what?  That means it’s not a logical argument, and here’s why!

Take the theory of gravity.  What causes gravity?  Gravity is caused by mass in space.  The more mass, the more gravitational pull.  However, what if, as a counter to this theory, I asked: “Well, where did the mass come from?”  When explaining gravity and it’s cause, one doesn’t need to know where the cause originated.  Remember, the original question is “What causes gravity?”  The answer is mass in space.  One doesn’t need an explanation of the explanation (where did mass come from?), otherwise we would go into an infinite regress of questions “What caused the explanation of the explanation, and then what caused that…” And you get the point.

So, taking it back to the objection “what caused God to exist?” The answer is simple and you could reply with something like this.  “I do not need to explain where God came from to show that His creation exists.  The evidence of creation is all around us and clearly points to a creator.  Whether the creator always existed, or was created himself is irrelevant to the question of creation.  Do I need to explain where the painter came from, in order to prove that a painter painted a painting?”  This question is meant to do one thing, take your focus off the real issue.  This person doesn’t want to admit they are a sinner.  If they can show that God probably doesn’t exist, then their sins don’t really matter.  Remember, the good news of the gospel is only good news for somebody who recognizes they are in desperate need of a savior. Now that you’ve got them thinking, hit them with the gospel and plant a seed!

God Bless,
Nick Dockett
ndockett@gmail.com